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10 Pfennig - Pegnitz
| Issuer | Pegnitz, City of |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the municipal coat of arms of Pegnitz at center, surmounted by a mural crown, with the shield quartered to display a rampant lion in the upper half and a fish over wavy lines in the lower half. The date 1917 is divided by the shield, with '19' to the left and '17' to the right. A circular legend reads 'STADTGEMEINDE' above and 'PEGNITZ' below, all enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 1917 - F#419.2 - 1917 - F#419.2a) Reverse: space between 1 - 0 is 0.6 mm - 1917 - F#419.2b) Reverse: space between 1 - 0 is 1.2 mm - |
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Pegnitz issued this zinc notgeld piece in 1917, when the Imperial German war economy had consumed copper and nickel stocks so thoroughly that municipal authorities across Bavaria were left to source coinage locally. Zinc was the fallback — cheap, available, and deeply unpopular in circulation due to its tendency to corrode and seize in vending mechanisms.
The Funck 419.2 designation places this among the documented Bavarian municipal issues, a category where die varieties and issuing batches were rarely well-controlled at the local level.